by Keiron | Apr 24, 2018 | Steeltown Rambler
Some ten minutes after my maths lesson had started, a lanky kid with a pale complexion and a wide grin entered the classroom, his arms flapping in what he meant to be a swagger. He gave me a nod of acknowledgement (not of apology) and an ‘alright mate’...
by Keiron | Mar 27, 2018 | Steeltown Rambler
A wood mouse forages on the forest floor. It is hungry and like all animals it must eat to survive. Its acute sense of smell draws it closer to the nutty crumbs of a grey squirrel’s plundered cache. The crumbs halt the fast paced rodent and it begins to feed...
by Keiron | Mar 18, 2018 | Steeltown Rambler
Last month in one of my blogs, I described how people, in particular young people, have become digitally distracted. In the children of today, there is an unquenchable thirst for instant communication, they exchange video, music, messages with barely a thought. They...
by Keiron | Mar 13, 2018 | Steeltown Rambler
Thankfully, the weather forecast is accurate and I wake up to clear blue skies. The day of the Allendale Challenge will be unseasonably warm for the second year in a row. But better too hot than too cold or worse still, too wet and too windy. With the elements seeming...
by Keiron | Mar 6, 2018 | Steeltown Rambler
A few years ago my brother got me a book for Christmas. Feral, written by the Guardian columnist, George Monbiot, introduced me to rewilding, a concept which has floated around in my head ever since. I’m going to keep things simple (as I like to do) and define...
